40 USC 17101: Definitions
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§17101. Definitions

In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) Federal government.-The term "Federal Government" includes the government of the District of Columbia.

(2) Motor vehicle.-The term "motor vehicle" means a vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed for use on the highways principally for the transportation of passengers, except a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.

( Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1279 .)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
17101 40:703. Pub. L. 88–515, §3, Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 696 .

In clause (1), the words "the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States" are omitted as unnecessary.